Friday, February 25, 2005

Cable News Gives L.A. Times a Pass Gross Misdeeds Ignored by CNN, Fox, MSNBC? A Long History of Dishonesty Ignored The ugly face of the Los Angeles Times took on another wart when it ran a phony poll that blacked out the name of the only Republican candidate Walter Moore. Just as when the Times forced the L.A. Daily News to kill a legitimate political ad, these blatantly dishonest actions by one of the biggest U.S. newspapers are ignored by the usually hard-hitting cable news outlets. The question is why? Is the Times too big for these guys? "People, the L.A. Times is a joke. It would be funny, except it's misleading voters into thinking they have to settle for career politicians. Don't be misled or discouraged by anything you read in it." -- Walter Moore L.A. Mayoral Candidate Walter Moore Past Features American Border Patrol Updates

Glenn Spencer on the Ron Insana Show Saturday After 10 AM Pacific - Listen Link on the WABC Website

Fox News Southern Border Agents Face Violence Bisbee, Ariz. - Violent assaults on the men and women who protect America's southern border are on the rise. -- The focus on better border security has made it much harder to cross into the United States undetected, making criminals who earn their money transporting drugs and people over the border more and more desperate.

Santa Barbara News-Press Diversity snake oil saleswoman sees the light Harding Elementary School PTA President Meredith Brace has led a battle for several years to stop her white neighbors from transferring out of the heavily Latino Westside campus. -- Now she's joining them, saying she's not willing to make her son the guinea pig any longer.

Invasion

Associated Press Federal agents discover illegal tunnel at Mexican border Calexico, Calif. -- Federal agents on Friday discovered a clandestine tunnel that may have been built to smuggle drugs and possibly people from Mexico to the United States. -- The tunnel was found on the U.S. side of the border fence in Calexico, about 120 miles east of San Diego, said Lauren Mack, a spokeswoman for the U.S. DHS.

Arkansas Democrat Gazette House clears foreign scofflaws for college aid The Arkansas House of Representatives voted 63-31 to pass a bill that would allow illegal aliens who graduate from Arkansas high schools to qualify for in-state tuition rates and taxpayer-funded state scholarships at state universities. "We have allowed these kids to dream," said Rep. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, in support of her House Bill 1525.

Cybercast News Service The 'Fifth Column' of America's Enemies When Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez threatened Arizona on behalf of the illegal aliens invading that state, it was no coincidence that his first plan of attack would involve America's courts. -- Derbez thoroughly understands that Arizona's new law resulted from a ballot initiative, Proposition 200, roundly supported by the voters.

Magic City Morning Star Four Step Program for Open Borders Addicts "Liberty Enlightening the World" -- That's the official name for the statue at the entrance to New York Harbor. It's name doesn't mention "immigration," yet immigration lobby, immigration lawyers and pandering politicians repeatedly whine that it invites open immigration...

S. J. Miller -- Federal Observer Warning to Congress The votes are counted, and the winner has been inaugurated for "four more years." Before the ink on our ballots was even dry, President George W. Bush was speaking of the "mandate" he believes he has. -- Americans are only now learning what this "mandate" means, because the President was very vague (or totally silent) about these changes...

Greensboro News & Record Identity theft 'scary' surprise (Nigerians involved) Dustin Johnson realized he was missing his wallet when he got home one night last July. He thought it was at work, but when it wasn't there the next morning, he retraced his steps in his mind and realized he must have dropped it at the gas station the night before. -- Like most people, his first reaction was to cancel his debit and credit cards...

Atlanta Latino  [See 'English' link in upper right corner] Invasion battle continues in Georgia, usual suspects whine Terrorism and illegal immigration continue to be hot topics for government officials. Politicians including U.S. Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and community leaders aired their views last Saturday at the 2005 Families and Freedom Kickoff Event hosted by the Christian Coalition of Georgia (CCGA) at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Atlanta...

Cincinnati Post 15 accused of scheme to fake IDs State and federal investigators have indicted 15 Greater Cincinnati residents on charges of participating in a ring to create Ohio driver's licenses and ID cards for immigrants who didn't legally qualify for them. -- Heading up the scheme, according to the indictment, were Tammy Black, a Cleves resident...

Minneapolis Star Tribune Shooting of deputy last act in crime spree Three months ago, Yatau Her was considered a model prisoner by the California Youth Authority, despite the fact that the gang member had violated probation and was in custody for burglary and assault with a deadly weapon. -- "He was doing quite well," Nancy Lungren, a spokeswoman for the Youth Authority...

Arizona Republic 'Minutemen' may face zoning hurdle A Cochise County supervisor is calling for enforcement of zoning codes that could affect a planned gathering of volunteers to patrol the U.S.- Mexican border, saying local government needs to "minimize the potential for violence and property damage." -- Supervisor Paul Newman wants the county to regulate the monthlong series of protests and patrols by the "Minuteman Project..."

Washington Post GAO Report Finds US-VISIT Management Lacking An ambitious government initiative designed to keep terrorists from entering the country could waste money and miss deadlines because officials have not adequately managed it, the Government Accountability Office said yesterday. -- The report said officials in charge of the US-VISIT program have made some headway... [See: What Homeland Security?]

Kansas City Star Federal drug case expands with nine indictments Nine more persons have been indicted in a multimillion-dollar marijuana and cocaine case that federal agents began investigating two years ago, U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren said Wednesday. -- Twelve others were charged in indictments made public in September. -- Prosecutors accuse the 21 defendants of conspiring to import drugs from Mexico...

L.A. Times Federal Training Set for Sheriff's Employees Federal officials announced Thursday that they had reached final agreement on a six-month program to train Los Angeles County sheriff's employees to identify jail inmates who are in the country illegally. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security program, the first of its kind in the nation...

Protests Coming Up Saturday, February 26 Temecula, Calif. Atlanta, Georgia Other Coming Events

Tucson Citizen / Arizona Republic Az: Feds let migrants pile up in prisons at $28K a day Arizona taxpayers are paying more than $28,000 a day to incarcerate hundreds of illegal immigrants because the federal government hasn't filed the paperwork to deport them to Mexico, state prison officials say. -- Arizona Department of Corrections Director Dora Schriro said deporting such criminals should be a "no-brainer" given the money that could be saved ...

Mexico is Safe!

Arizona Daily Star Border Edition Mexicans claim Sonora is safe for tourists ...Calling news reports of the killings in Nogales "exaggerated," Ernesto Gándara, director of Tourism for Sonora, said: "We don't consider that the problem is as strong as was publicized. There is no problem here any more than there could be in any other part of world." -- Sonora has an interest in promoting the good in Sonora...

Federal Observer Tell it Like it is My "tell it like it is" commentaries are driven by the concern of an American over my country's survival rather than by a "professional" journalist writing for a paycheck. Similarly, my views on the illegal immigration issue are based on an American's personal experience rather than corporate journalist's agenda. Being called a racist/bigot/xenophobic doesn't bring tears to my eyes...

Cedillo

California Aggie - U.C. Davis La Raza sponsors talk by vehement reconquista Cedillo ...[Calif. State Sen. 'One Bill Gil'] Cedillo has been a champion for California's working poor and disenfranchised communities. Much of his tenure has been spent arguing for driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, and in his talk, he addressed the legislative challenges he faced with Gov. Gray Davis and continues to face with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Governor HappyGas

Lou Dobbs Tonight - Partial Transcript Utah governor should be sent the way of Calif.'s Gray Davis PILGRIM: A controversial piece of legislation is widely expected to pass in Utah. It would give illegal aliens the same right given to citizens of this country; this bill would allow illegal aliens to obtain a driving privilege charge. Well, my next guest says the governor of Utah (Jon Huntsman), who plans to sign the bill...

Long Beach Press-Telegram Black/Hispanic Tensions: Student shot dead near police substation Long Beach, Calif. -- Gang members unleashed an onslaught of gunfire on a group of Cabrillo High School students Thursday afternoon, killing one junior and wounding a sophomore. [A report aired on KCBS-TV indicated that a relative of the victim blames fast growing tensions between Latinos and blacks in the area. The report said victim was not in a gang, but that the perps appeared to be Hispanic gangsters.]

Kansas City Star Mayor hosts soiree of extremely annoying Mexicans Luis Ernesto Derbez worked the reception room with polished diplomatic ease: readily shaking hands, dutifully listening to requests and then drawing big smiles with his humor. It was, as if he -- the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs -- was right at home. -- Derbez, along with the Mexican Ambassador and some 48 consuls general to the United States, were being entertained in the Kansas City...